Just Released! Low-Mintage 2024 Gold and Silver Burnished American Eagles!

Perfect, with Special Designations and Hand-Signed Signature Labels

Every year, collectors around the world anticipate the day they can add the newest year Burnished Gold and Silver American Eagles to their collections. For you, that day is today!

To celebrate the American Eagle’s 20th anniversary in 2006, the U.S. Mint introduced Burnished American Eagles specifically for coin collectors. Burnished American Eagles are minted in limited quantities—compared to the quantities of bullion and proof American Eagles—only at the West Point Mint, and include a “W” mint mark beneath the image on the reverse. 

Uniquely American Designs, Then and Now
Another reason these coins are so popular is their beautiful, uniquely American designs, combining the old and the new. Both Gold and Silver Eagles kept the same designs they were introduced with in 1986—known as the Type 1 (T1) designs—until midway through 2021, when each received a new reverse design in honor of the coins’ 35-year anniversaries. This is the fourth year the Silver Eagle features the “Landing Eagle” design created by Artists Infusion Program (AIP) artist Emily Damstra, and engraved by recently retired U.S. Mint artist Michael Gaudioso, depicting an eagle about to land from a flight, grasping an oak branch between its claws And it’s also the fourth year the Gold Eagle features the “Bold Eagle” design created by artist Jennie Norris, showing a close-cropped profile of a regal bald eagle with a strong, curved beak, thick plumage, and an intense gaze. The new designs are known as the Type 2 (T2) designs, combining with updated obverse designs that make full use of modern technology to portray the original visions of Augustus Saint-Gaudens (Gold Eagle) and Adolph A Weinman (Silver Eagle), as they intended. 

Flying Under the Radar 
Despite the Burnished American Eagle’s distinction, scarcity, and reasonable prices, the coins could be said to have flown under the radar because they are less well-known to collectors than their bullion and proof brothers. The U.S. Mint refers to these coins as “uncirculated”, rather than burnished, and their mintages are just a fraction of the mintages of bullion and proof American Eagles.

The Bottom Line?
Burnished Gold and Silver American Eagles are minted in significantly smaller quantities, making them exponentially scarcer, than their proof and bullion counterparts. 

Collectors Covet the Best Quality
For any collectible coin or proof, collectors want the finest quality available. With coins, quality is measured by grades on a 70-point scale. A grade of 70 represents absolute perfection, even under magnification. There is nothing higher. Each of the Burnished American Eagles here is certified in perfect Mint State-70 (MS70) condition by Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) or Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), two of the top third-party coin-grading services in the world. 

Each coin has also been designated with the coveted designation of First Day of Issue (FDI). Designations are additional attributes of a coin that can increase its collector desirability because there are so few of them compared to the overall population. The First Day of Issue designation means the coins were fresh, submitted to the grading service with paperwork stating they were purchased within one day of the first day of release from the mint.

Exclusive Hand-Signed Signature Labels from Numismatic Royalty
But that’s not all! Each of these Burnished Gold and Silver Eagles will arrive encapsulated in a tamper-resistant holder, featuring an exclusive label, with hand-signed signatures (one per coin) from men and women who have played a critical role in the designs and popularity of the American Eagle. Your choice of hand-signed signature labels includes:

• The LAST YEAR! Elizabeth Jones, the former 11th Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint appointed by President Ronald Reagan, is one of the most well-known women in numismatics. Along with being the only female Chief Engraver to ever hold the position, she designed the first modern commemorative coin, the 1982 George Washington Half Dollar, and she was instrumental in the launch of these American Eagle coins. This is the FINAL year labels featuring the hand-signed signature of Elizabeth Jones will be available!

• Jennie Norris, a specialist in fine art, graphic design, and illustration who designed the American Gold Eagle reverse, her first design to appear on a coin.

• Emily S. Damstra, the Silver Eagle’s reverse designer and an artist associated with the U.S. Mint’s Artist Infusion Program. Emily has produced issues struck in silver, gold, and platinum along with two reverses for the Canadian Wildlife Series, and the entire 2014-2016 Canadian Birds of Prey series.

• Michael Gaudioso, the Silver Eagle’s sculptor, who has created sculptures and/or designs for more than 40 coins and medals, including the 2020 American Eagle Platinum Proof Coin Program, the 2019 American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin and Silver Medal, and several America the Beautiful Quarters.

• John Mercanti, the former 12th Chief Engraver for the U.S. Mint, the designer of the original Type 1 Silver Eagle’s heraldic eagle reverse design, and the man who has produced more coin and medal designs than any employee in U.S. Mint history.

• David J. Ryder, AMS ambassador and former 34th and 39th Director of the U.S. Mint who was very instrumental in the transition from the Type 1 to the Type 2 design for these coins, and who was named one of Coin World’s “Most Influential People in Numismatics” in 2021.

These flawless Gold and Silver Burnished American Eagles, with perfect grades and sought-after designations, and hand-signed labels, are only available from GovMint (with the exception of the Burnished Silver Eagle with the individual Michael Gaudioso signature label.)

Not only are these 2024 Burnished American Eagles stunning, but they are part of the smaller population of the already low mintages because they have been graded as a perfect MS70, with a First Day of Issue designation, and with hand-signed labels from numismatic royalty. Any way you look at it, your best bet is to act now! Call 888-870-6339 right this minute!